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Sunday, 18 June 2017

Festive Collection

Hi there my crafty friends! First up today are a couple of dies that work beautifully together. Shown here, the Woodland Animals and the Winter Wonderland die sets are on offer this post. The Forest Animals have a gorgeous set of matching stamps that are available separately that add such detail to these dies, I just love the realistic look that they bring to the die cuts. The Winter Wonderland sentiment die is one that can be used both in the positive as I have done here or as a negative cut out as well. The lovely thing about that is not only the versatility, but you can arrange the words in the sentiment to fit whatever space you need for your own projects! Leave me a comment if you would like to be entered into the drawing to win either one of these sets. I hope to see you back here at noon today for the second post of the day. All for now, Sue x

237 comments:

What a lovely start to Day 4, this is gorgeous. Two lovely sets, just love those deer. Stunning card.I must confess to ordering the stained glass twosome yesterday, looking forward to seeing them in the flesh.Happy Fathers Day to all dads out there and to my dear dad who died when he was 59, miss you every day Dad.Maureen, hope the street party raised lots of money for the.hospuce, such a worthy cause. It all sounded such fun and the weather was perfect.Elaine, hope Andrew and Darren are having a great time. Are you feeling better now Hun.Saba you and Carmen sure have Laines curiosity working overtime, you are naughty girls.Julie Laz, hope you get your machine sorted soon, I have the Ebisser which is great, rather fancy the Gemini if I need a new one, looks so much neater too.Hugs to all, those on holiday have a great time, thinking iof all our poorly and missing friends, missing Norah, so quiet without her, caring hugs for the Kid.

Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, is it really Day 4 of the new release samples, oh you have my brain going round in circles, these 2 die sets today are fantastic, it is not until you see them made up that you realise how wonderful they are and to have the stamps to go with them really brings the deer etc. to life. Someone is really going to be so happy to receive these.

Pam I reiterate all you have said above, lost my Dad in 2002 but only seems like yesterday but happy fathers day to my husband and sons.

Good morning Sue,A beautiful card to start the day, today's Dies really appeal to me.Pam! as always I echo your summary.Have a wonderful day ... remember the sun cream if you are out and about.Patricia xxx

Thinking of you today Sue, also wonderful memories of my own dad who missed out on watching his gorgeous grand-daughter become mummy to his first great grand-daughter, so like you Sue special thoughts are for our very special and wonderful roll models xx

This sweet, beautiful collection is a must, paper and pen to my left ready for this to be added. Your sample has showcased but a few of these majestic for rest friends, so I look forward to seeing lots more inspiration in the future (unless already made up and you're now into the Autumn release) !! LolI can't think of a lovlier way to start a Sunday, and I know we are in for another special day full of wonderful inspiration.Sending hugs your way xxx

Good morning SueNow this set of dies are at the top of my list! I love anything with trees and deers and these are fabulous! I can see that these are going to be so versatile! Your card is gorgeous and a great way to start today!Hugs xHeather T

Songs make such good sentiments because they start the music in people's heads. I'm still in love with your swirly-rumped deer family. Lots of possibilities in the woodland set, because they don't have to be in winter. I can see that big dead tree as a fallen log with moss and squirrels. Interesting to emboss stars in the snow. Thanks again for letting us binge on treats this week. Love,Donita

I love this card Sue and the dies are gorgeous. Once again you've hit the spot.Love and hugs to all those missing their dads today. My dad passed away just two weeks after his 52nd birthday when I was just 21. It's over forty years ago now but I still miss him.Thoughts and prayers to all.Crafty hugs.D xx

What a way to start the day. I love being out in the mountains and watching the wildlife, I go to the National Parks in Western Canada every fall just for that purpose, so this card is just magical. The deer look so lifelike. I especially like all the little critters that you have included and the various trees. Fantastic.

What a beautiful card sue this set is brilliant I love trees and animals this is a must for me thank you sue so much I lost my dad many years ago but he's always in my thoughts I was born on his birthday 1st of June love you dad xxxxLove you sue see you later xxxxxxx

What a magical set of dies so many possible uses for these beautiful dies runningthrough my head both for Winter and every other season of the year. The sentimentfont is lovely and the Christmas song is one of my favourites.

Happy Father's Day to all Dad's sadly I lost mine when he was 59yrs old such a longtime ago but I still hear his voice in my head and Bless the role model he was to all.

Hi SueBeautiful card! I love this die set. Thanks for sharing.Dragonsnap, but for two years, you could be my sister! My lovely father died when he was 54, forty years ago when I was 21!Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there.Have a great day everyone.Hugs.

It's so surreal that we're waking up to such a perfect winter wonderland scene while the sun is already splitting through the sky and I'm already too hot!! (and it's only 7.30!!) What a stupendous full set, you've packed a lot into this one and the sentiment being a nice change from the usual, is a valuable addition for any Christmas card.

Morning Sue, I've now got that song going through my brain now, it's got me right in the mood for Christmas hahaha. This is large die set of the animals and trees etc, and the beautiful sentiment, there goes that song again ...... I love this card !!Lots of love from Patricia xx

Hi Sue and everyoneLove these cute little deer and the woodland.Anirher to add to my creaking bank balance.!! Have to go and quickly finish the dogs father's day card. I have lazer cut paw prints and silouete​ cut outs of him ( the dog not my husband lol) I have used sparkle texture paste for the first time with excellent results.Love and hugs to you all especially Elaine, Crewe Trish, Pam, Carmen and the kid,and Donita. Xxxxxxxxxxx

A lovely start to Sunday morning with this fab die set. Love the range of animals that are included and the trees. Another all year round set but especially lovely for the Autumn and Winter seasons.Beautiful card with the die sentiments.

Morning Sue. WOW WOW WOW Now that's what i call a Christmas card it's right up my street. I would frame this stunning card to hang up year after year. These dies are fantastic and so cute they have gone straight to the top of my shopping list for my second order as my first order came yesterday ( hubby thinks i haven't ordered anything YET ) lol. Cant't wait to see what you have for us next.Best Wishes.Denise T x

A beautiful traditional Christmas card Sue. These two sets of dies offer so many possibilities not just for Christmas too. Rosemary, certainly never thought to make a Fathers Day card from the dog and cats!!!Lovely thought xx

What a fabulous set of dies Sue. I love the variety of sizes, they would help me enormously with perspective when I'm making scenic cards. The words can be used all year round too with a little bit of snipping.

Morning Sue and all the WilsonettesWhat a gorgeous set of die and I love they have stamps to go with them as well how beautiful Sending love and healing hugs to all that need it Have a good day allLove Sharonxxx

Hi Sue A real winter wonderland look to your card { i have the tune in my head now lol } such beautiful dies they will be very useful .

Myra, bet you had a great BBQ yesterday , i take it you are cooking today ?

Maureen ,hope all went well yesterday and you managed to stay out of trouble.xx

Pam enjoy this beautiful sunshine it will do your chest good .i echo you again today .xx

Andrew enjoyed his surprise , Guns n Roses is his all time favorite, he said that he could not believe Daniel could keep it secret for so long as he bought the tickets back in January, The Hotel was very plush and of course the weather was good , they are now on the way home after a very memorable occasion.

I wish all Dads a very happy Fathers day , And all of us who have lost our dear Dads ,some very happy memories .

Hi SueWow what a lovely lot of dies in this collection, perfect for all year round, but I do like the Christmas card you've made with them. This will be a great set to own. You are spoiling us. Thank you.Love Diane G xxxPam echoing your comments today xxxElaine what a fabulous treat for Andrew, good to hear he enjoyed it xxxPP where are you this morning? Have the early starts been too much for you or have I just missed you on my way down? Xx

Two fabulous sets and will go perfectly with the Winter Scenes I bought last year and the bigger trees I got the year before so have gone straight to the top of the wish list along with the Twinkle Star Frames.

Good Morning Sue and all. I have been waiting to see this set and WOW was it worth the wait. The card is stunning. I love how winter wonderland and Forest Animals work so well together. Such a great collection of different animals in Forest collection.I can see both twinkle star backgrounds working with these dies as well for a night scene. You have asked for a favourite and I have changed my mind again...... Wendy

Morning Sue, it seems strange to be looking at winter scenes on such a beautiful hot sunny day, but I have to say that it is lovely, I think the Forrest Animals are my favourite die so far together with the Twinkle Frame and the Noelle Frame. List keeps getting longer.Wendyx

Hi Sue,REceived my forest animals yesterday and love them. Got the deer family and winter trees last year but simply couldn't resist these critters. I'm sure I'll be able to use them all. Lovely card, of course.Hugs, Rose

Hello SueA lovely "real" Christmas card for today. This die set will be so useful with all the dies you have included!Very strange to be looking at Christmas cards when the temperature in my North facing conservatory was almost 30 degrees C at 0800 this morning with windows and doors open!!Have a great day Sue and everyone and take care where the temperatures are high. Lesley S xReally hot West Sussex!!!

Wow that is a stunning card. I love the animals and they are the sort of thing that you would use all year, so would earn their keep too. lol as a pensioner I have to think about how often I would use something and make the most of the money I have to spend on dies - which I am addicted too.

Hi SueThese were on my list before your festive release started, but having seen your sample they may be jumping straight to the top! Also love the fact that the words can be split up. Thanks Sue, out all day so will enjoy sitting down with a glass of wine tonight & catching up on all the new dies & comments.

To My Wonderful Dear Friend Sue,"The Forest Animals Die Set" Comes Along With A Co-ordinating Matching Stamp SetWhich For Myself Is A Huge Plus........The Tree Die From 2015 Would Also Be Extremely Useful I Used It A Lot Last Year.....I Love The Animal Collection Which Includes, Squirrels/Rabbits/Hedgehog/Fox/Birds/Deer FamilyAlso The Trees Etc:-I Love You Used The "Twinkle Twinkle" Embossing Folder, For The Background Also The Stunning "Tree Collection" Cut Out Of Green Card.It Looks Like You've Stamped Your Deer Family With Black Ink, On Gold Card, Then You've Cut Them OutUsing The Matching Dies....I Love How You've Added "Iced Snow" To The Bottom Of Your Card, For The Look Of Snow.........Plus You've Cut Out Your Poinsettias In Beautiful White Vellum Creating A Soft Look To Your CardYou Also Added A Thin White Satin. Ribbon To Create Your Bow........Sue, Then You've Added Your Remarkable Sentiment Out Of "Gold Card" It's Beautiful With A SuperbFont.These Are A Definite Die Set/Matching Stamps I Need In My Collection Even If I Cut Them Out Of "Coconut White Card"I Would Love To Colour Using My "Alcohol Pens Copics"This Is Such A Versatile Die Set, Also "The Forest Family Stamps" Can Be Used All Year Round, Great For A Gentleman's Card, With The Extremely Beautiful Hills Of "Scotland" Used As The Background.Sue, My Wonderful Friend, You've Done It Once Again You've Produced A Set Of Impressive Cutting Dies Also Phenomenal Stamps To Match.Sue, Thank You For Your Kindness Also Sharing Lots Of Terrific Ideas Of Christmas Cards For The Coming Months,Also For The Pinterest Button So We Can Look Back On Your Impressive Work.......Sue Take Great Care Wonderful Warm Fond Wishes To Colin Also Heather Sue, Lots Of Love Also Huge Hugs 🤗 From Sam xxxGood Luck 🍀🤞To The Regular People That Comment On Our Sue's "Tremendous Blog" Enjoy "The Gift" If You Win........

Morning SueYet another amazing offering xThe detail is just incredible and I can see this set used with the stamp set being an all year rounder xLove the sentiment xHappy Father's Day one and all. I always have a bit of a wobble on days like this as Steve is not here with me and the boys. As you know my dad was 81 last Sunday and I am so grateful that it looks like he is going to be around for a good while yet xWas late last night as had an emergency visit to the vet with Dillon. He is not a well dog. Vet said there is a possibility it could be neurological. Anyway no definite answers yet xI am amused at the Winter Wonderland song whizzing round my head whilst there are blue skies and blazing sunshine. Not terribly appropriate. Lol xSending happy thoughts and lots of love to everyone especially my blog besties xTake careCrafty hugsPPYvonne x

Oh dear, think these two die sets have just jumped straight to the top of my wish list. Particularly love the deer and the forest dies, but sentiment has the wow factor as well...may just have to make the leap and go for these and take my chances on the rest of the dies for this launch.!!!

Morning, Sue,I adore the Woodland Selection. This is a die set I would find useful any time of the year. On a very limited budget, that's one thing I look out for in any new die set and this one hits the mark for me.Bejay xx

Hello Sue, A lovely card and a great selection of woodland creatures and trees! A very useful Die set. You really have got something for everyone in this Launch . Something to suit all ages too. Looking forward to seeing what else you do in the weeks ahead! All being well! Elaine - yes I'm cooking today! It will be nice though. So pleased Andrew enjoyed his surprise - he so deserved to be treated! Well done Darren though for actually planning it all. Carmen - I am fortunate to have a friend like Maureen! Even though she does sign off " Who on earth is Myra!" Lol .I've met some lovely friends on this blog and some I feel are friends whom I haven't met! Hope that makes sense. Well I must get on! Have a lovely day everyone! Love to all Myra, ( Friend of Maureen!) xxx

Hi Sue, a gorgeous card and I adore all of the forest animals. They, along with the stamps, will be joining my collection. I have your previously released trees (which are regularly used) and the deer and I can see all of these lovely new ones playing happily alongside them. I like the font on the sentiment die and that the words are separate so can be placed anywhere, you really do think of everything.

Missing Norah and her descriptions but I can tell you that there is no sunshine on her hills at the moment. Although the hills are beautifully green and clear the sky is full of cloud and there is a stiff breeze blowing. If anyone 'down south' would like to share their sunshine we will happily accept it.PP - Paws crossed for DillonBeverly - the National Parks sound amazing.Elaine - so pleased that Andrew enjoyed his treat.

Hello Sue,Really like these dies. The animals and scenery on the first are great, and well, you doesn't like "A Winter Wonderland"? Fabulous.Pam, I'll find out later this week how much money was raised as all the stall's money and donations have to be collected and totalled. We hope it's good.Elaine, so good to read that Andrew really enjoyed his treat.Carmen, I am a member of the Myra Appreciation Society, although to say she's a friend is pushing it ha ha.Yvonne, so sorry to read about Dillon, hope the cause is soon discovered and treated successfully. Pleased to read that your parents survived their visit to you!!!Norah pet, happy birthday on this sunny day. Hope you are spoilt and pampered.A little bit of unnecessary information!!! I am T Total, never drink alcohol. My daughter made the most amazing fruit drink yesterday with strawberries floating on the top. It was in a gigantic jug and she kept filling up my glass. I drank at least half of the jug on my own as others were having wine, etc. At the end she said "have some of the strawberries mam" and put about 6 of them into my glass - they were delicious. My sister in law decided to have some (after she'd been on the wine) and said "It's lovely, what's in it?", to which my daughter listed the ingredients. I wondered why I was having difficulty in finding the right words for things hic. I can't remember what she said but the word liqueur was mentioned a few times ha ha xxx

Oh my goodness! What an wonderful post to start the day with! The woodland collection is just awesome! A must have definitely and with stamps to go with it, that makes it even more awesome! Fab sentiment die too. This whole collection is amazing, I can't wait to see what's next! Ooh lovely card too! Craftychris in Bournemouth! xxx

Hello Sue,What a lovely card to start today's excitement. Love how you composed the scene with your beautiful deer in the foreground standing on the glistening snow. It's lovely. The die set itself is brilliant with all its variety of woodland creatures. And another lovely sing along sentiment for us to sing along to all day long! Love it.

Norah Happy Birthday hope you have a wonderful day. xxxRosemary so glad you didn't laser cut your hubby!Elaine so happy to hear Andrew enjoyed his treat, it must have done your heart good to know he was having a a good time.Yvonne I hope they soon find out what is wrong with Dillon and it's not bad news, you must be very worried. You are one of the lucky ones still having your dad but it must be hard knowing the boys are missing theirs today. Big hugs. Maureen I would have loved to have seen you yesterday, you are hilarious when sober, you being tiddly would have been a sight to see!For those of you seeing your dads today give them an extra cuddle, for those of us who missing ours cherish the memories. Love and hugs for allSaba xxx

Love these woodland animals & can not wait to see the accompanying stamp set. I want them both. I love the sentiment and that there are separate pieces.You are always thinking of clever ways to increase the versatility of your dies. Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there.Stephanie KSC/USA

Very nice card. Can't wait to get them all. To hard to pick favourite because they honestly are all great designs. I moved from ONTARIO to ALBERTA and I live an hour away from EDMONTON. If there are any Sue Wilson fans in Edmonton I would love to meet up with some fellow card makers. In the area I live there are no scrapbooking clubs or retreats that I have heard about. I would really like to be around people that will help me grow as a card maker and have a common hobby as me so we will have lots to talk about.Melissa McLeanfermentingforlife@gmail.com

What a beautiful set of Forest Animals and trees. And there are matching stamps. This is good! Your "Walking In A Winter Wonderland" sentiment die cut is perfect for this card design. I like, too, that one can use the positive and the negative parts of this sentiment die. I like your vellum poinsettias. Great design. It reminds me of the times when my husband and I walked into the woods near Christmas time to find that special tree. I always chose a tree that was twenty feet tall! I liked the top of the tree.

A winter scene, Perfect Sue. A family of deer, among the trees, so serene, just beautiful and tranquil. Wish I was there!I have the deer and trees from last year and the cards I make were commented on by my friends.

What a stunning pair of die sets! The animal set & matching stamps all topped off with the birch trees & words, just gorgeous & not just for Christmas either, Autumn birthday cards for animal lovers no problem anymore. Thanks Sue,just brilliant x

I love both of these sets and your beautiful card.I really like the style of the words on the winter wonderland and that the wordsare seperate.And what can i say about the absolutely wonderful deer set and trees.I also like the idea of a matching stamp too.

Good afternoon Sue and the Wilsonettes,I ilove this winter wonderland set of the various animals, the trees bare and in leaf. This is a definite needed set as i can see so many different seasons, reasons to use and all sorts of cards that this die set is going to help make. The amount of different cards you could make just with this die set alone is pheomenal and i can not wait to get this set and start experimenting. The variety of people that you could make for with this one set is terrific so in my mind it is not a want scenario, it is most definitely a need. Thank you Sue for such a wonderful die set that is just so brilliant.Love and crafty hugsNorah (Glenochil)

The deer Die is great to go with the tree Dies I brought last year and I'm already thinking of ways to use this with the shadow box Dies I have especially the little bunnies sooo sweet. A lovely card Sue as usual x

Good evening Sue and everyone from a very sunny and hot Cornwall Oh my Sue what a brilliant die set the card you gave made is another big big success absolutely gorgeous My list is growing lolPam I will echo all your words again ohh and the Gemini machine us brilliant just in case you needed a recommendation lol ask June SHugs to everyone that needs one Take care folks enjoy this weather while it lasts Theresa G xx

What a superb set of dies, i loved the original deer family and the winter tree die sets from a couple of years ago so this new set fulfills a lot of my wishes and will help me to create fresh, new and different Christmas cards this year. The various animals, trees etc are just so adorable and will create the most magical of winter scenes....the font of the sentiment is gorgeous by the way, i adore it and think that your new batch of sentiments from this launch are your best and most exciting yet.

I absolutely love the Forest Animals die set, and I'm excited that there are stamps that match. The "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" sentiment is so perfect on your card. The vellum poinsettias are the perfect accent for this card.

A lovely start to Day 4.This card reminds me of the real stories my dad used to tell me when I was young. This is the way I was imagining his forest: bright and calm filled with deer, rabbits, foxes and squirrels and lots of birds. So of course I love the Forest Animals dies. Added on my wish list.

Pam – Hope you’ll get the stained glass die soon. Elaine - Glad Andrew enjoyed his surprise PP – So sorry to read about Dillon.Maureen- If you enjoyed the drink, who cares about the ingredients.Melissa – Glad to see more Canadians joining the blog. Welcome!

Have a great weekend everyone,Still a newbie to Craft / not longer the newest, or the only Canadian Wilsonette Carmen

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